Veteran santoor player and music composer Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma died here on Tuesday morning following a heart attack, family sources said. He was 84.
Sharma, one of India's most well known classical musicians, was due to perform in Bhopal next week. He was also suffering from renal ailments.

"He had a severe heart attack at around 9 am... He was active and was to perform in Bhopal next week. He was on regular dialysis but was still was active," the family source told PTI.